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a tempo

   Also found in: Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
a tem·po  (ä tmp)
adv. & adj. Music
In the tempo originally designated; resuming the initial tempo of a section or movement after a specified deviation from it. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian : a, in + tempo, time.]

a tempo [ɑː ˈtɛmpəʊ] Music
adj & adv
(Music / Classical Music) to the original tempo
n
(Music / Classical Music) a passage thus marked Also tempo primo
[Italian: in (the original) time]


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Before playing the first note, they should agree on a tempo for the first read-through; this should not necessarily be a performance tempo, but neither should it be so slow that the musical essence and overall rhythm is obscured.
A tempo run is a 20- to 30-minute "comfortably hard" run.
We played a tempo that's not ours and as a consequence, we didn't play well.
 
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